Definition of interest
- returned the insults with interest
She told us about her lifelong interest in music.
The kids listened to the speaker for a little while, but then lost interest.
The speaker wasn't able to hold their interest.
She took an active interest in the political debate.
He expressed an interest in learning more about photography.
The stories about his personal life add interest to the book.
I thought this article might be of interest to you.
We visited many places of interest on our vacation.
The price of the ticket was a matter of interest to everyone.
Music is one of her many interests.
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good, weal, welfare, well-being;
fortune, prosperity, prosperousness, success, successfulness;
fitness, health, healthiness, robustness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness;
bliss, felicity, happiness, joy;
Military history doesn't really interest me.
It might interest you to know that the woman in this photograph is your great-grandmother.
It interested me to learn that she had once lived in California.
The salesman tried to interest me in a more expensive computer.
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Interest is the cost of borrowing money for a certain period of time.
Let's assume you need $500,000 to buy a house. The "price" of borrowing that money is interest, and it is expressed as a percentage of the amount of money you obtain. The borrower pays the interest to the lender. The rate of interest reflects the time value of money, the borrower's credit risk, inflation rates and a variety of other market conditions.
Interest rates are some of the most powerful and influential components of an economy. As a result, most countries take a keen interest, if not an active role, in monitoring interest rates. They also affect individual, day-to-day consumer decisions, such as determining whether it's a good time to buy a house, borrow money for a college degree, or put money in a specific type of bank account.
: a feeling of wanting to learn more about something or to be involved in something
: a quality that attracts your attention and makes you want to learn more about something or to be involved in something
: something (such as a hobby) that a person enjoys learning about or doing
: to cause (someone) to want to learn more about something or to become involved in something
: to persuade (someone) to have, take, or participate in (something)
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